Monthly Archives: October 2014

Returning to the older aging population where the CIHR’s Institute of Aging is concerned: Is there not a “health wealth” employment investment in a foreseeable tomorrow? Judging by what the demographic numbers suggest there will not only be a growth in care related employment opportunities, but also an augmentation in unpaid caregiving. My preferred reference

What is the “health wealth” of a nation and how will we all value the investments we make? If the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is a visible indication of our government’s proof of investment, then you need to follow its root directly to a 2000 Act of Parliament of the same name. In

One key intent statement in the Strategic Plan (2013-2018) of the Canadian Institute of Aging says that disseminating its research knowledge more broadly is important… “to government policy makers, health professionals and all other interested parties, including older people … as well as industry, because steps must be taken to ensure that this new knowledge

No longer does a day go by when you do not hear a conversation about someone playing a part in the story of the journey of aging. If the voice you hear isn’t the central character, it’s likely the narrator in the story about an older parent. In the telling, we mentally post our individual